Nozawa is a great place for the kids to get some snow between the toes!

With January getting difficult to find accommodation in Nozawa Onsen it is a good time to start looking at March and April for your ski fix in Japan

https://www.nozawaholidays.com/march-is-magic-in-nozawa-onsen/

Easter falling a bit earlier this year it is a great time for families to come up and enjoy some terrific spring conditions

Still lots of snow!
Warmer days for the kids
No lift lines
Easy to get into your favorite restaurants
Discounted Accommodation & Lift Passes
Enjoy the Cherry Blossoms
Travel to other parts of Japan in nice conditions
Here is an idea of a package for 2 Adults and 2 Children from March 15th until the end of the season on May 6th

Spring Japan Family Ski Holiday

7 Nights Stay based on Japanese Style Tatami Room with Share Bathroom
Healthy Breakfast Included Daily
6 Days Lift Passes
Use of all the Village Hot springs
All from just 67,650 yen per person Adults (Approximately $AUD 795 at current rates) x 2

Children from just 32,825 Yen (Approximately $AUD 385 at current rates) x 2
Total = 200,950 Yen or Approximately $2360

Jetstar is also doing some great deals at the moment for March and April with flights around $700 return

http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/home

So please drop us an email to stay@nozawaholidays.com and start planning your Japan Ski adventure…

Spring skiing is not just for the little kids. Big kids can have some fun to. This shot March 22nd great dump and no one around..

We had a couple of Dutch girls come out of the Dutch mountains last season and sample the Vitamin P of Japan. They scored on the powder front in Nozawa and did not want to leave. Like many people that visit Nozawa they fall in love with the snow but more so fall in love with the Village, Food, Onsens and friendly locals. Here are a few photos of their stay, may help with your decision on whether to book for this coming season…

https://www.nozawaholidays.com/bookings/

The Mushroom effect in Nozawa Onsen

The Shrines in Nozawa are so peaceful when the snow is falling from the heavens

We had a lot of great staff last season in Nozawa and would like to say a big thank you to all of them. Think we need to make a special mention of our rookie of the year Nashimoto san. He joined our team at the spritely age of 70 and was a real asset to the team. In a season full of huge snow dumps he could shovel snow better than guys well less than half his age!

We have been friends with Nashimoto san for 25 years now, when he was my old boss at the Nozawa Ski Patrol. He worked for the ski patrol for 38 years, a few of the later ones on a snowboard! He was asked to retire at the age of 65 from Patrol and then worked a further 5 years at the Resort Information Office. He was the voice you hear on the PA as you ski down Uenotaira.

At the age of 70 he had to retire from there and we were lucky enough to pick him up. After over 50 years of riding the resort he knows it better than most and we are proud to have him in the team at Nozawa Holidays. He knows how skis and boards work so you will often see him helping out at Nozawa Central Rentals or at Villa Nozawa, make sure you give him a big “Konnichiwa” and feel free to ask him about anything to do with Nozawa he may even let you in on a few secrets!

We are currently looking for more members to join our team for next season so if you think you have what it takes please send us an email with Resume, Photo and why you would like to work with us in Nozawa Onsen to team@nozawaholidays.com

Beautiful day for a shovel! Nashimoto san making light work of the powder. This was taken on 19th of December last year! What a start to the season

Hikage Ski Centre Patrol Office in Nozawa Onsen circa 1992. The building and skis have changed a lot but Nashimoto san looks the same!

December 14th 2014 the snow just kept coming and we had to dig our way out of the lodge. Those are car on the right!

The Ski lifts at Nozawa Onsen Officially closed on May the 6th with the end of the Golden Week Holiday. They are still running but only to take up racers doing some spring training.

We had a 135cm base on the last day so still some fun spring skiing to be had if you strap on some skins and enjoy your back country touring.

Has been another amazing season in Nozawa with yet again a crazy amount of snow. Reaching a peak of 470cm Base up top around mid February.

We started with a bang in mid December when we got around 300cm of snow in just 4 days! It was ridiculous; I don’t ever remember that much snow so early and my 75-year-old neighbor agreed with me. We had more snow fall in December than January, which does not happen very often!

That pretty much set the tone for the season and we were working hard on the shovels and scraping for the powder planks most of the season. Had more Europeans stay with us this year and they also could not believe how much snow we get. At a few stages through out the season Nozawa was rated as one of the snowiest resorts on the planet!

March was a bit less snow than we normally get but we still ended the month with some great dumps and some very empty slopes.

All in all it was a busy season for overseas guests but everyone was pretty well behaved and enjoyed them selves and we hope it stays that way. Things are already starting to fill for the busy times so if you have not booked yet and are keen to come back suggest you get in quick.

A huge arigatou and thank you from everyone in Nozawa to all of you who visited us this season we really appreciate you coming and hope to see you back again for many years to come.

A big thank you to all the staff of the resort, restaurant’s and locals who worked very hard to make everyone’s stay a memorable one. A special thanks to our great team at Nozawa Holidays for a terrific season. Also to Shaun for once again some amazing photos on these daily reports. We hope you have all enjoyed them.

The Green season is taking a hold on Nozawa now and the farmers are busy planting all the crops. Nozawa is also an amazing village to explore in the warmer months so hope to see you up here. Especially with the new Bullet train now open to Nozawa you can be in the mountains in just over 2 hours from Tokyo!